Adobe Animate version 20.5 (June 2020 update) is now live!

[Preran]

Hi everyone,

The latest update to Adobe Animate brings with it a many exciting features using which you can quickly create and share your animations. 

Auto Keyframe: When you edit your project on stage or using the Properties panel, Animate automatically adds a Keyframe. This is indicated by a blue dot on the Timeline panel. 

Assets Panel: Store, manage, and reuse assets across projects using the Asset panel. In the Library Panel, export an image or symbol using the Contex Menu. You can then import the exported images or symbols into the Assets panel from the menu.

Quickly share your animations through social media: Click the Share button and select Quick Social Share.

Extension - Hands On Tutorial creator: Create a hands-on tutorial using Window> Extensions> Hands-on Tutorial Creator. Test your saved tutorial using Help> Hands-on Tutorial> Import Tutorial... 

Optimize file sizes using Selective Texture: When Export As: Texture is selected in Publish Settings,  Animate converts complex vector shapes into bitmaps and retains simple shapes as vectors without having an impact on the runtime performance.

For more information see https://helpx.adobe.com/animate/using/whats-new/2020-2.html

Thanks,

Preran

[WhiteArrowhead]

Adobe has made editing art within symbols in new Flash a buggy nightmare.  If I'm in a symbol and I select part of the artwork and delete, everything disappears.  My ability to view anything is broken and I have to exit the symbol.  The artwork is still there.. but If I want to edit it, I HAVE to edit it on the main timeline, then copy and paste it back into the symbol.  Another problem when working in symbols... If I select points and delete with the white arrow, everything gets deleted, or points and assets beyond what i selected get deleted.  The bug extends to the library window- the preview only shows a piece of what the symbol contains. None one of flashes tools work properly inside a symbol anymore, because they broke their program.  I mean come on .  This is a trainwreck. How can you continue to make upgrades and leave major bugs still in place?  CS3 worked smoother then this.  I wouldn't even call this a bug...these are basic functions that Adobe completely destroyed versions ago , and it's clear they know they are there, and are incapable of fixing them.   If I can't work inside a symbol I am added hours of time to any project.

[WhiteArrowhead]

How come art disappears when I work inside a symbol?  I can't work inside symbols anymore. Any explaination? Why hasn't this been fixed in the last upgrade?

[arvind_bv]

Hello,

Please eloborate the issue you are facing. It will be help full if you can share a screen recording or steps to reproduce the issue.

Thanks!

[Il-Cartoonatico]

I appreciate your work, but this version is slowing some feature like ALT+drag-mouse on keyframe.

[arvind_bv]

Hello,

This issues is not reprodcible at our end. Please help us with more details to reproduce the issue.

• Does this issue occur with Auto Keyframe ON? Does it work fine if you disable Auto Keyfrmae? 
  
  

• Are you using a graphics tablet to perform drag operation? If yes, let us know model of the tablet.
• Also let us know your Tablet input settings under Drawing Preferences
  
  
  
• Please share a screen recording of the issue if possible.
  

Thanks!

[Il-Cartoonatico]

I already setted Animate with the same options you showed. Anyway, my Animate version gets 6-8 seconds of delay when I try to copy and paste something, or when I try to duplicate one or more keyframes. This happens after installing the update.

p.s. I tested it on two different high end computer.

[arvind_bv]

Hello,

As metioned in my previous comment, It would be great if you can answer below details.

• Can you please check this delay issue with both settings Auto Keyframe ON and Auto keyframe OFF and let know.
• Are you using a graphics tablet to perform drag operation? If yes, let us know model of the tablet.
• Also let us know your Tablet input settings under Drawing Preferences
  
• Also short screen recording of the issue, showing the difference between previous version(20.0.3) and current version(20.5) would help
  
  Thanks for the help.

[Il-Cartoonatico]

Oh, sure I can.

1. I tried with both settings Auto Keyframe ON and Auto keyframe OFF.

2. Yes, Wacom Intuos Pro 2017 (Paper Edition).

3. WinTab.

4. I've not got the old version anymore. 

I've just noticed that it doesn't happen on new/small-sized project, but only on project with several filled-keyframes, scattered here and there.

[arvind_bv]

Thanks for the update.You might face the issue if you have many "Paint Brush stroke" or "large Bitmaps" or "textured vectors" or if the file size is much higher.
We are already looking into these performance issues. We will let you know once we fix this. 
Meanwhile if the issue happens consitently, please share sample FLA file with us for investigation.

[Il-Cartoonatico]

Ok thanks a lot, I will.

[SteviePee]

Hello,

This may seem like a trivial problem, but I find the new colour of the Animate icon and the files to be frustrating because, at a glance, its hard to tell them apart from After Effects files. I usually use Animate and AE together so regualrly have both types of files in the same folder.

What was the main reasoning behind this colour decision?

as you can see from the screenshot, its hard to tell Animate and AE files apart.

Many thanks, Steve

[ClayUUID]

They've made the Animate icon BLUE???

Ah, it seems this is a bit of corporate-level stupidity.

https://www.creativebloq.com/news/adobe-icon-update-2020

[SteviePee]

Haha, well at least i'm not the only one thinking that the colour choices are a little unhelpful.

I understand the idea to try and group apps together, but this wasn't the best way to do it.

Oh well, we stuggle on.

[tashag3528105]

I'm having trouble with changing text colour after this update. The only way I can do it is through the text properties panel (and awkwardly eyedropping from the colour picker, which lags), using swatches, or weirdly, by switching stroke/fill colours (X shortcut). What I'm used to doing is selecting the textbox or the text inside it, and using the colour panel to select a colour from the picker. I can't change text colour at all from the colour panel, or from the bottom of the tools panel after the update. A live-chat agent said the feature wasn't in the June 2020 update... but I wouldn't even go as far as to call this a 'feature', it's kinda... the bare minimum I expect? My colleagues are having the same problem. Wondered if this feature was intentionally removed or just an oversight?

[Mohanaraj]

Hi - This is an issue for Text and drawing objects in the update. We are working on a fix and this is not going to be removed.

Thanks!

Mohan

[Mohanaraj]

Hi,

This has been fixed in the 20.5.1 update released today. Please update to the latest version to avail the fix.

Thanks!

Mohan

[SheaB]

Hello,

I'm having a hard time viewing the Instance name in the Properties Panel. The instance name only shows partial view of the name, it's cut off and I can't find a way to expand the panel enough to view the entire name. The only option I've found is to hover over it to view full name (or click into Symbol Properties). To do that each time I need to view is very inefficient. Is there a way to expand the panel or rearrange the panel to view the full Instance name?

[dbs1029]

This is a problem in the latest version of 20.5v of Animate CC.

When I copy and paste a symbol or object, a lag occurs.

From the previous version, there was a loading time when copying and pasting symbols with many original frames, but there was no loading when copying and pasting regular objects.

However, in the latest version, when I copy and paste a light symbol or a single object, a lag occurs.

After testing, the more objects in a project, the longer the loading time when trying to paste.

When copying a simple image using Alt, I have to wait too long for loading. This is very inefficient.

I don't know why this suddenly happened,
We hope that optimization will be done as soon as possible.

[foq]

Could you please confirm whether, in this version, navigating within a movie clip doesn't work in vr projects, as gotoAndStop does not direct you to the correct frames? 

[Il-Cartoonatico]

I'm having another problem. During Animate startup the gradients already applied are removed automatically. 

[arvind_bv]

Hello,

The issue is not reproducible in our end. 

• Does thois happen consistently? 
• What is the version of Animate you are using?
• Can you please share exact steps with sample FLA to reproduce this?

Thanks!

[Igor Sulim]

My Animate CC became so slow, terrible performance. I have iMac 2017, 64 GB memory... Anybody know the reason?